A Corozal resident has been arrested and charged for Drug Trafficking. According to authorities on Tuesday December 10 at around 9am they conducted a search in a knapsack that was being carried at the time by a male person heading to Corozal Town on the Consejo Road between miles 1 and 2.

The search led to the discovery of a plastic bag that contained green leafy substance believed to be cannabis.

52 year old Manuel Carlos Acosta was then informed of the offence, cautioned and placed under arrest where he was escorted to the Corozal Police station where the substance was weighed which amounted to 400 grams of Cannabis.